TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.7 6.3 93.3 23.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.6 AST-3 7.7 7.0 93.3 36.7 6.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.5 JT-41 7.3 6.7 95.0 31.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.5 KZ-1 7.7 6.3 90.0 26.7 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.5 NA-BT-1 6.7 6.3 93.3 35.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.5 RK 6 8.0 5.7 93.3 33.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 7.0 6.5 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.3 5.7 91.7 35.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.5 AST 7001 7.3 5.7 93.3 28.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.4 IS-TF-138 8.0 6.3 95.0 26.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 AST 7002 7.0 6.3 93.3 36.7 6.0 7.3 8.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 AST-1 7.0 6.0 91.7 26.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 BILTMORE 6.7 5.3 91.7 31.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 BULLSEYE 7.3 6.0 93.3 30.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 FALCON IV 6.7 5.7 96.0 41.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 JUSTICE 6.3 6.0 90.0 31.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.0 6.3 97.0 50.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.3 6.3 91.7 33.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 NA-SS 7.0 6.0 91.7 31.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 RAD-TF17 7.0 6.0 88.3 30.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 RP 2 6.7 6.0 91.7 35.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 SH 3 6.7 6.3 95.0 33.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 TURBO 7.3 6.0 91.7 23.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 COL-J 7.3 6.3 91.7 25.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.2 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.0 5.7 91.7 33.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 IS-TF-159 7.7 6.7 91.7 26.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.2 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.3 5.7 91.7 35.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.3 5.3 92.3 31.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.3 6.0 90.0 38.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.3 6.0 90.0 26.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 ATF-1199 7.0 5.0 90.7 30.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.1 DP 50-9411 7.0 6.0 93.3 38.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.1 HEMI 7.3 6.0 90.0 33.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.1 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.0 6.3 90.0 33.3 5.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.1 ATM 6.0 6.0 95.0 38.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 COL-1 6.7 6.0 91.7 28.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 COL-M 7.3 6.0 95.0 31.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 FIRENZA 6.3 5.7 95.0 40.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.7 6.3 93.3 31.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.3 6.3 91.7 28.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 IS-TF-152 7.0 7.3 96.0 31.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 6.3 6.0 93.3 26.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 J-130 7.7 6.3 91.7 28.3 5.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 JT-42 6.7 6.0 91.7 30.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 KZ-2 7.3 6.3 93.3 33.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 LS-11 7.3 6.3 86.7 20.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-5HP 6.7 6.0 91.7 35.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 RK 5 6.3 5.7 93.3 40.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.0 6.0 91.7 31.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.7 5.3 90.0 28.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 AST-4 7.0 6.7 93.3 35.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.9 BAR FA 6253 7.0 6.0 95.0 36.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.9 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.0 6.7 95.0 30.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.9 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.3 6.3 93.3 31.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.9 JT-36 7.3 6.0 91.7 23.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.9 K06-WA 6.7 6.3 95.7 35.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.9 LS-06 6.7 6.0 90.0 25.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.9 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 5.7 91.7 26.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.9 PSG-85QR 6.7 5.7 90.0 33.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.9 PST-5WMB 6.3 6.3 93.3 46.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.9 RNP 6.7 6.3 91.7 40.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.9 SC-1 6.0 6.3 93.3 41.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 0312 6.7 6.3 93.3 25.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 BGR-TF1 7.3 6.0 93.3 31.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.8 CE 1 6.3 5.7 91.7 26.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.7 6.0 93.3 26.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.8 GWTF 7.0 6.0 96.0 31.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.8 J-140 7.0 6.0 95.0 28.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.8 MVS-1107 7.0 5.0 93.3 30.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.8 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.0 6.0 93.3 31.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.8 PSG-RNDR 7.0 6.0 90.0 31.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.8 SKYLINE 7.3 6.3 93.3 38.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 TG 50-9460 6.7 6.0 93.3 33.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.8 BAR FA 6363 6.7 5.7 91.7 30.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 DKS 7.3 6.7 93.3 33.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 DP 50-9440 7.0 7.0 93.3 30.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 IS-TF-135 7.0 6.7 95.0 33.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 JT-45 7.0 6.0 90.0 26.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.3 6.0 93.3 31.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 PADRE 6.0 6.0 96.0 41.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 REMBRANDT 5.3 5.3 95.7 26.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 RK 4 7.0 6.7 93.3 45.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 RKCL 7.0 6.7 91.7 41.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 AST 7003 7.0 6.3 95.0 35.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.6 ATF 1247 6.7 6.0 92.3 30.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 ATF 1328 7.7 5.3 90.0 30.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.6 DP 50-9407 6.3 6.0 93.3 40.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.6 ESCALADE 6.3 6.0 86.7 41.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.6 GE-1 7.3 5.3 92.3 30.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.6 LS-03 7.7 6.3 93.3 33.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.6 REBEL IV 6.3 6.3 95.0 36.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN STR-8BB5 6.7 6.0 88.3 36.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.6 TAHOE II 6.7 6.0 92.7 33.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.6 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 5.7 5.7 91.7 33.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 AST-2 7.0 6.3 93.3 36.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.5 JT-33 7.3 6.3 91.7 31.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.5 MVS-341 6.0 6.0 95.7 43.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 PSG-82BR 6.0 6.0 94.3 33.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.5 STR-8GRQR 6.0 5.3 90.0 33.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.5 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.0 6.7 91.7 30.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.5 EINSTEIN 6.7 6.0 93.3 36.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.4 HUNTER 6.7 6.0 94.3 38.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.4 PSG-TTRH 6.7 6.0 95.0 45.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.4 06-DUST 6.0 6.0 91.7 43.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 06-WALK 6.3 6.0 91.7 30.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 ARISTOTLE 5.7 5.7 93.3 36.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 BGR-TF2 6.3 6.0 95.0 43.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 MAGELLAN 6.3 5.7 88.3 38.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 GO-1BFD 5.3 5.0 93.3 30.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 LINDBERGH 6.0 6.0 95.0 50.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.2 PSG-TTST 5.7 6.0 93.3 36.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 PLATO 6.3 6.3 95.0 41.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 SILVERADO 5.0 5.7 90.7 35.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 KY-31 4.0 3.3 91.7 36.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.4 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.9 8.5 23.0 3.1 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.4 2.1 1.8 2.0 0.8 C.V. (%) 8.5 8.4 3.2 25.1 13.6 12.3 10.4 9.9 11.6 14.9 15.4 15.2 7.7 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE A. 2007 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED MO1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY